Category: Politics

Pilot articles on the Senate primary

Below the fold on the front page of the Virginian-Pilot today is an article regarding the primary. Unfortunately, there is nothing new in this article, just a rehash of all the old stuff we've been seeing around the 'net for a while now. The front page of the Commentary section has huge pictures of both … Continue reading Pilot articles on the Senate primary →

Saturday evening musings

I attended Delegate Lionel Spruill's Pancake Breakfast this morning. Lots of people turned out for this 8am event. Helping to serve breakfast was Democratic Caucus Chairman Brian Moran. Senate candidate Harris Miller was also in attendance. I got a chance to talk to Miss Virginia aspirant Erin Hildreth, who holds the title of Miss Portsmouth … Continue reading Saturday evening musings →

My choice on June 13

On June 13, Democrats in Virginia will be making the important decision on who will represent us in the effort to defeat George Allen in November. Like many others, I have spent a lot of time learning about the two candidates. It has been a difficult decision for me as neither is the perfect candidate. … Continue reading My choice on June 13 →

Miller & Webb on Hardball

The Richmond Report has a look at the above, which aired live at 5pm and repeated at 7pm. But perhaps the most stunning moment came at the end, when Matthews started grilling the two candidates about the upcoming presidential contest. "Final question. if you had to vote right now on a piece of paper in … Continue reading Miller & Webb on Hardball →

JFK papers & photos coming to the internet

Today, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced a project to make available on the internet 48 million pages of documents, 400,000 photos and 1,200 hours of video. They expect these items to be available in 18 months. Getting the remainder of the items online is expected to take a decade. I'm a … Continue reading JFK papers & photos coming to the internet →

Problems with 2004 elections

From AP: A study of the 2004 election by the Government Accountability Office concludes that paper ballots continued to be used extensively by small jurisdictions, many polling places struggled to manage heavy early voting and new federal requirements for voter identification were applied unevenly by local officials across the country. Yeah, we kinda heard this … Continue reading Problems with 2004 elections →

New Hampton Roads blogger

I see we have another blogger in the Hampton Roads area. The blog, Hampton Roads Politics, was just launched yesterday. The blogger, who only identifies himself or herself as "Insider" has a few posts up. Check it out. Welcome to the blogsphere! We need more voices in this area.

Boss Burfoot

In a followup to the actions of council on Tuesday, which I wrote about here, today's Pilot has an editorial about Anthony Burfoot's actions and those of the council who went along with him. After Tuesday's City Council meeting, Norfolk needs to rewrite its "Come Home to Norfolk" housing slogan. In the interest of truth … Continue reading Boss Burfoot →

NCDC Meeting

I attended the Norfolk City Democratic Committee meeting tonight. Unlike our Virginia Beach counterparts, we only meet once a month, on the first Wednesday. One of our speakers tonight was a Webb representative. This is the very first time anyone from the Webb campaign has visited the NCDC meetings. (I believe a Virginia Beach supporter … Continue reading NCDC Meeting →